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A low class person in Rome who was defended by the tribunes to keep their rights.
The plebian was a poor man in Rome seeking help from a tribune.
by Lauren January 24, 2004
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Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy
Person A: Man, that nutcase Martin Bryant guy shot 35 people in Tasmania!

Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
by Mystikan April 11, 2006
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Of low social standing, riff-raff, loser,

Posh word for a pikey
Step out of my way, plebian, I own you and your (false) treasure.

Gadzooks. Look at them damned plebians, Quite a blot on our landscape what. And we're paying for their sodding burberry with our taxes. Fetch the flamethrowers at once Jeeves, Lets eradicate this problem now. Tally Ho old boy.
by daily mail reader (obviously) October 30, 2004
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plebian

an abbreviation of the Shortened to the Word 'Pleb'

generally means a poor person
Husband: Oh No I have no money to feed the kids, dear wife
Wife: OMFG! you are such a plebian, why did i marry you
by SovietSpaghetti August 28, 2016
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A bum, a cheap person, a low class human being, the bottom of the barrel, an inferior person.
Than Navid is a plebian, he never wants to drive because he's too cheap to waste his gasoline.
by Heywood Jablome October 16, 2003
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Somebody who does not demonstrate strong moral values. They may use sophisticated words occasionally but their actions are often barbaric. They feel like they know better than others but their actions suggest otherwise. You may call somebody a "plebian" when they are irritating because of their self-entitled nature. They have a big head and think they are smarter than others even though their actions demonstrate they have no good reason to think this. In general, and perhaps more traditionally, a plebian is a commoner or peasant.
"You say you do the dishes but you only ever do your own dishes and only when you feel like it, stop being a useless plebian".

I called my 19 year old brother a "plebian" because he brags about being a good driver even though he has had several motor vehicle accidents and destroyed two cars while at the wheel.
by psycho-philosophist February 24, 2018
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